Office of Student Assistance

The Office of Student Assistance is responsible for administering the following state-sponsored student financial aid programs:  

• Alabama Student Assistance Program

• Alabama Student Grant Program

• Alabama National Guard Educational Assistance Program

• Police Officer’s and Firefighter’s Survivor’s Educational Assistance Program

• Technology Scholarship Program for Alabama Teachers

Program Information

Alabama Student Grant Program Application  --
(Please return completed application to the Financial Aid office of the participating institution.)

Alabama Teacher Recruitment Incentive Program (ATRIP) – One-hundred high school seniors will be awarded 4-year $20,000 scholarships and additional scholarships will be awarded to professionals seeking an alternative degree in teaching.  All scholarships are based on four critical areas of teaching:  Math, Special Education, General Science, and English Language Arts.  To qualify, you must also have good grades, a financial need and plan to enroll in college for fall semester 2008. 

Overview of State of Alabama Financial Aid Programs – Description and Value, Who May Apply, and How to Apply

Code of Alabama Citations

Alabama Student Assistance Program
Federal Program – Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 4; 20 U.S.C. 1070c-1070c-4

Alabama Student Grant Program
See Chapter 16-33A-1

Alabama National Guard Educational Assistance Program
See Chapter 31-10-1

Police Officer’s and Firefighter’s Survivor’s Educational Assistance Program
See Chapter 36-21-100

Technology Scholarship Program for Alabama Teachers
See Chapter 16-23-24

Administrative Code Citations  (See chapter citations below)

Alabama Student Assistance Program
See Chapter 300-4-2

Alabama Student Grant Program
See Chapter 300-4-3

Alabama National Guard Educational Assistance Program
See Chapter 300-4-4

Police Officer’s and Firefighter’s Survivor’s Educational Assistance Program
See Chapter 300-4-7

Technology Scholarship Program for Alabama Teachers
See Chapter 300-4-10

Institutional Users